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2024

2023

THE CROSSDRESSER HALL OF FAME LIFETIME ACHIEVMENT AWARD

LGBTU Unbordered International Film Festival

Award Winner!

I’M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN and it ain’t easy

Accolade Global Film Competition

Award of Recognition – EDITING

2022

THE TRAGEDY OF THE CROSS DRESSING LEIBOWITZ BROTHERS

Los Angeles Film Awards

Semi-Finalist

2021

THE CROSSDRESSER MUSIC HALL OF FAME LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Selected VENICE SHORTS FESTIVAL

2020

THE KNIFE THROWER

Selected BEST SHORTS COMPETITION

1947 – A SPACE ODYSSEY

Selected INDEPENDENT REEL FILM FESTIVAL

REVENGE OF THE JEALOUS HYPNOTIST

Winner- Award of Recognition BEST SHORTS COMPETITION

2016

THE BENCH – Selected for six film festivals

CULVER CITY FILM FESTIVAL – Award for Direction

L.A. SHORTS FESTIVAL – LAUREL AWARD – Best Actress

SEDONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

LOS ANGELES CINEFEST, L.A. SHORTS

previously

7 LIVES XPOSED – SERIES – Playboy TV – 53 One hour episodes

EXHIBITIONIST FILES – FEATURE FILM – Indigo Films

VOYEUR CONFESSIONS – FEATURE FILM – Indigo Films.

HOUSE OF LOVE – FEATURE FILM – Indigo Films

WORD OF MOUTH – FEATURE FILM – Mystique Films.

MOVIES KILL – FEATURE FILM – Krane Classics

CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS – Advanced Knowledge – 25 min.

INDIVIDUALISM – Management Training Institute – 30 min.

MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN FROM VENUS – Music Video – Angel Records.

RUTH ANN SWENSON – Promo video – documentary – Angel Records.

LIZA AND JOHNNY – Interviews and session coverage – Angel Records

THE INVESTIGATION – Short film for Playboy Entertainment.

BILL’S MOVIE – One hour documentary

IT’S MY HOBBY – Short story film
Gold Medal – International Film and TV Festival, New York
Bronze Medal – Atlanta Film Festival
Certificate of Merit – Chicago Film Festival

WHAT ABOUT MCBRIDE? – Short story film
Gold Medal – Atlanta Film Festival
Certificate of Recognition – Columbus Film Festival
Gold Medal – Int’l Film and TV Festival, New York

WHAT DO I SAY? – Short story film
Gold Medal – International Film and TV Festival, New York

ARE WE STILL GOING? – Short story film
Gold Medal – International Film and TV Festival, New York
Certificate of Recognition – Columbus Film Festival

THERAPY -Short story film
Gold Medal – International Film and TV Festival, New York

MORAL DEVELOPMENT – Pseudo-documentary
Special Jury Award, San Francisco Film Festival
Silver Medal, Atlanta Film Festival
Golden Eagle, CINE
Bronze Plaque, Columbus Film Festival

DEPRESSION – ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR – Documentary
Bronze Plaque – Columbus Film Festival

NEUROTIC BEHAVIOR – Documentary and Animation
Bronze Plaque – Columbus Film Festival

THE DAREDEVILS – Promotion film – Ford Motor Company

THE RECORD BREAKERS – Promotion film – Ford Motor Company

THREE C’S – Promotion film – Ford Motor Company

ONE ON ONE – Promotion film – Ford Motor Company

THE BROKER – Public Service spot.
Nominated for CLIO Award
Outstanding Creativity – US TV Commercials Festival

ALCOHOLISM – Documentary/Dramatic
Best of Category – San Francisco Film Festival
Bronze Medal – Atlanta Film Festival
Bronze Medal – Columbus Film Festival

DEPENDENCE – Documentary/Dramatic

EVOLUTION AND THE ORIGIN OF LIFE – Documentary/Dramatic
Best Educational Film of the Year – San Francisco Film Festival
Gold Medal – International Film and TV Festival, New York

MUSCLE – Animation
Gold Medal – International Film and TV Festival, New York
Winner – Brisbane Film Festival

PERSONALITY – Documentary
Finalist – San Francisco Film Festival

THE SENSORY WORLD – Documentary and Animation

WESTWORLD – Featurette – NBC TV

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